On An Island Chords

by David Gilmour
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: no capo
Author Hootsmon2000 [a] 61.
2 contributors total, last edit on Sep 19, 2016
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Chords

Em
Am
Cmaj7
Bm
B
Dm
Cm
Gm
A
G

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Taken from MORGANGC's version - I have corrected the chords and some
lyrics as they didn't sound right. I *think* these are right ;-)
Happy playing, its a great song...
Craig.
 
ON AN ISLAND
 
(Gilmour/Gilmour - Samson)
 
[Intro]  Em Em Em Em
 
 
[Verse]
Em            Am
Remember that night...
      Cmaj7        Bm  B       Em
White steps in the moonlight
               Am
They walked it too...
              Cmaj7            Bm      B        Em
Through empty playground, this ghost's town
         Am               Cmaj7          Bm B       Em
Children again on rusting swings getting higher
          Am
Sharing a dream
      Cmaj7         Bm   B
On an Island.... it felt right
   Em          Bm
We lay side by side,
            Dm           Am
Between the moon and the tide
Cm          Gm          A
Mapping the stars for a while
 
 
[Chorus]
G       A        Em
Let the night surround you
G              A      Em
We're half way to the stars,
G       A
Ebb and flow
G      A   G        A        Em
Let it go, feel her warmth beside you
 
 
[SOLO 1]
 
 
[Verse]
Em            Am
Remember that night,
    Cmaj7          Bm   B     Em
The warmth and the laughter
        Am
Candles burn...
           Cmaj7      Bm   B     Em
Though the church was deserted
                Am                 Cmaj7          Bm B     Em
At dawn we went down through empty streets to the harbour
             Am                  Cmaj7    Bm B
Dreamers may leave, but theye're here everafter...
Em Bm Dm Am Cm Gm A
Da da da da da....
 
 
[Chorus]
G       A        Em
Let the night surround you
G              A      Em
We're half way to the stars,
G       A
Ebb and flow
G     A   G        A        Em
Let it go, feel her warmth beside you
 
 
[SOLO 2]
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16 comments
Dave Gilmour
It's nice to see people chording my work.
+10
captainooo
The Em in the intro and verses begins with a Em/G (3-2-2-0-0-0) and then to the Em. Basically he just alternates the bass note, but it makes a world of a difference. Also the Bm in the verse is a Bm7, and the B major only comes in every second time. The chords during the first solo are Em11 (0-2-2-2-3-2) - Cmaj7 - Em11 - F. After the last F chord you move up to G to lead into the chorus.
+4
Run Duke
Nice work but what about de B7 at the end? a G or Bm would sound better I think.
+1